Category Archives for "Leadership"
Leadership research articles, posts and research briefings. This category provides briefings and resources aimed at helping to improve leadership activity and practice in organisations.
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Why Leadership Development Courses Do More Harm Than Good
Leadership development programmes are probably one of the most popular forms of development for aspiring and active leaders. Their aim is to make leaders more conscious of the impact they can have and equip them with the tools of leadership. A recent study examining the impact these programmes have has discovered that the programmes may […]
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The problem with transformational leadership – new research
A lot of organisational change research over the last 20 to 30 years has focused on issues around transformational leadership and the ability of transformational leaders to have a positive impact on organisational culture to effect organisational change. However when transformational leaders meet cynicism… (This research briefing was sent to members in 2019) Variable outcomes […]
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The 8 primary features of practical leadership and management wisdom
Introduction Wisdom isn’t the most popular subject in organisations, in leadership and management development programmes or in research circles. Part of the problem is that many people see wisdom as some abstract unobtainable concept that has few practical outcomes. This view is probably a mistake. The research numbers Just a quick look at the number […]
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The four dilemmas of strategic timing
Having a good strategy is not enough. Like telling a good joke, strategy implementation success often hinges on timing. A new study has found that there are four primary dilemmas that leaders and managers need to face around strategic timing… Contents Getting the timing right Poor strategic timing A new study – the four dilemmas […]
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There are too many leadership concepts… but which ones are redundant?
The sheer number of leadership concepts is creating confusion and just trying to keep up with new notions of leadership is a full time job. As a result there is a lot of confusion and overlap between leadership concepts, the variety of different styles, traits, behaviours and other ideas that proliferate in the leadership literature. Explosion […]
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Podcast: Developing Practical Leadership and Management Wisdom
Developing practical leadership and management wisdom : Research review with Sarah Smith In this episode we look at a research briefing around the topic of developing practical leadership and management wisdom Subscribe to the Oxford Review Podcast here Download the associated research briefing – The 8 primary features of practical leadership and management wisdom – Here […]
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CEO background and impact on performance – live resource
What does the current research say about the characteristics of successful CEOs Members only Watching brief Updated 2nd October 2018 Keywords: Leadership, management, CEO, CEO characteristic, CEO background, performance, organisational performance Introduction Recruiting new CEOs Educational background of CEOs The impact of organisational ownership The impact of entrepreneurial CEOs International outlook Use of social media […]
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How we collude to not resolve the paradoxes leaders and managers create
How managers and leaders create paradoxes at work Messages and orders from leaders and managers create a world of meaning in organisations. Often however the messages managers and leaders unintentionally send out frequently create a paradox i.e. inconsistencies, uncertainties and ambiguity that defy or counter the prevailing logic within the organisation. These in effect, create […]
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Leader’s individual differences and how they impact
The Oxford Review has just published a new special report looking at the individual differences between leaders and the impact of those differences on leadership outcomes. Keywords: leader, leadership, leadership development, individual differences, leadership capacities Special report Why look at individual differences? 65 researched differences between leaders How to get this special report Special […]
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Tensions faced by leaders: The inherent conflict and tension that exist within manager’s and leader’s roles
Tensions faced by leaders: An interesting paper, about the tensions faced by leaders in health care scenarios shows some really useful constructs for leaders and managers in other contexts. The study found that there are often perceived differences between the aims of different parts of managers jobs. In this case between the aims of the […]
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